Today at 06:15 The alarm clock rang and for the first time in months Katja turned the light in the cabin a before the sun had risen. Spontaneously, I was wondering, I like getting up early at this ungodly time for so many years so well packaged. About 6:45 then sat my better half already in the taxi to the airport.

Now it was officially, that my time as Strohwitwer aboard SUMMER for the next 4 Weeks was actually begun. Back on board, I then dutifully filled the bread machine with water and a cake mix according to the strict instructions of my head and then relaxed watching the funny goings with an appropriate background noise from the blessing Bringer. The result was to be seen! The delicious loaf of bread, together with 3 subjected to even fried eggs an extensive quality control. Book great thing as a unit and I have thus paving the way for the local bakery. Lazy sock! 🙂

The time I have spent better for it in the yard area of ​​the Marina, where the boat should be lifted from our dock neighbors Ernst and his wife out of the water today. As it turned out it was a quite exciting affair for the backstay had to be completely dissolved, so that 42 Fit foot yacht under the boat lift. The backstay tensioned so the mast back and prevents, that it can tilt forward. But everything went well and after 1,5 Hours the fish was cleaned as they say in Northern Germany. Meanwhile, Ernst sweated blood and water during the action and had properly Action, habe ich mich mit seiner Frau Mary nett am Ort des Geschehens unterhalten 🙂

Then there was the successful undertaking a beer for each of the parties. For the skipper, Skippers woman, the helper Patrick, the Marineros and for me in my role as a spectator. I've probably gotten a because I have kept the door, and no “wise counsel” gegeben habe 🙂

In the afternoon I sanded the frame of our Luks in the bow and repainted. Everything works cause the dust and some where it is better when the boss is not on board.

Tonight, Ernst and Patrick at my guest. Ernst had made the proposal, so that he could show a few of his films from his sailing adventures in South America us. He is even sailed around Cape Horn and I am looking forward to some new ideas for our own journey. After all, Ernst has been more than 60.000 Nautical miles (!) logged with his yacht and before 11 Went to sea for years. He told me, that he is already at least 20x went through the Panama Canal and he would never do that to his own yacht. He would repeatedly Brazil, Chile, Give preference to Patagonia and Argentina. As I said, I am looking forward to tonight! Let's see, Katja says what if I use your this route “warmly” ans Herz legen sollte 🙂